Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Peacebuilding Commission

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United Nations Peacebuilding Fund Will Benefit from Proceeds of Fortieth Anniversary Digital Recording of Anthem, ‘Give Peace a Chance’

To celebrate the unifying spirit and fortieth anniversary of the Plastic Ono Band’s universal anthem, “Give Peace a Chance”, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Julian Lennon have partnered with EMI Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing to donate net proceeds from the sale of a commemorative fortieth anniversary digital single to the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund.
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Burundi Emerging from Years of Strife, Peacebuilding Commission Hears as It Adopts Conclusions of Third Biannual Review of Strategic Framework's Implementation

With efforts under way in Burundi to ensure transparent elections in 2010, entrench democratic principles into national institutions and advance a pivotal ceasefire accord with Forces Nationales de Libération (FNL) rebels, the country was successfully emerging from years of conflict, the Peacebuilding Commission heard today, as it adopted the conclusions of its third biannual review of the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding in Burundi.
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Peacebuilding Commission Welcomes Secretary-General’s Report on Crucial Two-Year Post-Conflict Period; Chairman Calls for Urgent Attention to Recommendations

The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has welcomed a report by the Secretary-General on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict, delivered to the Security Council today. The report follows a request from the Security Council last year and is part of a series of related initiatives aimed at consolidating and strengthening the United Nations response in the area of peace and security.
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Peacebuilding Commission Commends Communiqué Signed in Wake of March Violence in Sierra Leone, Endorses Agenda for Change, Joint Vision at Special Session

Seven years after the civil war, the people of Sierra Leone wanted to see and feel the dividends of peace, said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today, at an unprecedented high-level special session of the Peacebuilding Commission, which launched a Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Sierra Leone and rallied international support around the Government’s unified development strategy.
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Peacebuilding Commission Endorses Integrated Strategy for Long-Term Development, End to Cycle of Crises in Central African Republic

Seizing the opportunity for sustainable peace in the Central African Republic, afforded by the success of last year’s inclusive political talks and the decision by key rebel factions to disarm, the Peacebuilding Commission today endorsed an integrated strategy to steer the engagement and dialogue among the Government, the United Nations and other international partners.